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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker46
- Spot46
- Gray snapper42
- Crevalle jack41
- King mackerel41
- Red drum41
- Summer flounder40
- Florida pompano38
- Black drum36
- Red snapper34
- Spanish mackerel33
- Weakfish33
- Black sea bass31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Gag grouper30
- Gray triggerfish30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Red grouper29
- Cobia28
- Little tunny26
- Bluefish25
- Greater amberjack25
Best score today · 1 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 315 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
49Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
19Wind: 22 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
31Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Styron Bay
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Styron Bay
Styron Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Mill Point51
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 51
- King mackerel 47
- Atlantic croaker 46
15 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Short Point51
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 51
- King mackerel 47
- Atlantic croaker 46
15 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Nelson Bay51
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 51
- Red drum 51
- Spot 51
15 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Core Sound47
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 47
- Atlantic croaker 46
- Spot 46
22 kt NEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.